CVE-2008-5024
High
Description
Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 do not properly escape quote characters used for XML processing, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML injection attacks via the default namespace in an E4X document.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Mozilla Firefox
PublishedNov 13, 2008
First seenNov 13, 2008
How to fix
Update
- mozilla firefox2.0.0.18, 3.0.4 or later
- mozilla seamonkey1.1.13 or later
- mozilla thunderbird2.0.0.18 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mozilla firefox | 2.0 ≤ v < 2.0.0.18, 3.0 ≤ v < 3.0.4 | 2.0.0.18, 3.0.4 |
| mozilla seamonkey | 1.0 ≤ v < 1.1.13 | 1.1.13 |
| mozilla thunderbird | 2.0 ≤ v < 2.0.0.18 | 2.0.0.18 |
| debian debian_linux | 4.0 | — |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 6.06, 7.10, 8.04, 8.10 | — |
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